How a Kaitāia cafe’s big award turned into a surge of new customers
Daniel Fasnacht (second from left) with his Peekaboo Eatery team. Photo / Smoke Photography “Kaitāia has had a…
Ruth Croft: On Mont Blanc ultra trail-running win, meditation and bulimia
Ruth Croft made history in 2025, winning the world’s biggest race in ultra trail-running: a 174km course crossing…
Waikato horse trainer Ival Brownlee banned for 18 months after winning horse tests positive for meth
Racing investigators then visited Brownlee’s training site in Pōkeno and both he and his father, who owns the…
Auckland FC beat Sydney FC in return to winning ways and go top again
The home side set the tone early with a Marlee Francois free kick almost bouncing in untouched, evading…
Amanda Seyfried says winning an Oscar ‘isn’t necessary’ for success
Seyfried, who could be in the running at the 2026 Academy Awards following her nominations for her titular…
Speedway: Hamilton racer Daniel Thomas wins rare double New Zealand sprintcar crown
“But you also need everything to go right on the night. It’s a single-night deal, one race final,…
Rangitoto College win Australian schools volleyball tournament
Rangitoto avenged their earlier defeats by beating Nudgee 3-0 in the semi-finals, then Lake Ginninderra 3-1 after dropping…
Central Hawke’s Bay world No 1 Briana Stephenson steps up at Potts Classic athletics
Her weekend included a personal best in the shot put, and going 0.01s shy of her personal best…
Amateur stuns star-studded field to win ‘One Point Slam’ in Melbourne
Crucially, the amateurs were allowed two serves but any current ATP or WTA-ranked players only one. Australia’s Smith,…
Lotto Powerball: Lucky punter wins $10.2 million in jackpot draw
Two players won $500,000 each in last Saturday’s draw with the winning tickets sold at Fresh Choice Ngāruawāhia…
Luke Littler wins back-to-back darts world championship titles with dominant display over Gian van Veen
Littler becomes just the fourth back-to-back Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) champion alongside Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary…
Lotto Christmas promotion: Tauranga player wins $1 million
The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from the Waikato. Powerball was not struck on…